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commodations it desperately needed. This clean, relaxing hostel has a mix of dorm and
private rooms abutting a garden courtyard with hammocks, and a huge breakfast is in-
cluded in the price. There are secure lockers and the owner is one of the town's best
jungle guides.
Anaconda Lodge $$
( 79-2726; Av Aeropuerto Km 6;
www.anacondajunglelodge.com
; bungalow s/d/tr
S100/160/220, bungalow without bathroom s/d S50/80; )
Cocooned in its own tropical
garden on the edge of town, this lodge has a more remote feel than its location (Maldon-
ado's quiet airport) would suggest. There are eight double-room bungalows with shared
bathroom and four luxury bungalows with private facilities; all are mosquito netted.
There's also camping space (per person S20), a small pool and a spacious two-floor
restaurant-bar serving great Thai food and pancake breakfasts.
LODGE
Wasai Lodge $$
Offline map
( 57-2290;
www.wasai.com
; Billinghurst at Arequipa; s/d S130/170; )
This
small lodge consists of comfortable wooden bungalows overlooking the Madre de Dios. A
few rooms offer air-con for an extra S30. Minifridges, hot showers, cable TV and river
views, however, are standard. The room lighting is pretty abysmal, so bring a flashlight
for good measure. There is a good restaurant (mains S15 to S20), room service, a bar and
a small pool. The lodge arranges various trips in the local area.
LODGE
Hotel Puerto Amazonico $$
( 57-2170, 50-2354;
www.hotelpuertoamazonico.com.pe
;
León Velarde 1080; s/d incl
buffet breakfast S180/240; )
Puerto Maldonado needed this: it might be a little
overpriced but you can't argue that the rooms are probably the city's best. The more you
pay, the more the size of your flat-screen TV increases. The views from the roof are some
of the best around too, although at this price you'd expect a lift.
HOTEL
LODGE
Kapieivi Eco Village $$
( 79-5650; katherinapz@hotmail.com; Carretera Tambopata Km 1.5; 1-2-person bun-
galow incl breakfast S100/125; )
This rustic, reader-recommended retreat, 2km south-
west of town, lets backpackers experience a taste of lodge life without the price tag, in
several bungalows (for one, two or four people) enclosed within a wild plot of jungle
scrub. A renovation means bungalows now have private bathrooms, and a swimming pool
